When you feel so incredibly assaulted by the devil, don’t you just want to turn the tables and knock him upside the head or kick him in the gut really hard?  How about giving him a sucker punch for coming back around with negative thoughts about yourself or the situation you’re facing?  Now is the time to unleash your weapons.

What, exactly, are those weapons?  It’s really quite simple.

First, if you absorb scriptures from God’s Word, you will be better equipped to fight those lies when the enemy comes around.

If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples.  

And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.  

John 8:31-32

That is one thing about memorizing bible verses.  If you tuck God’s words away in your heart, no one will ever be able to strip those from you.  I love that my children go to a Christian school where they have a Bible class.  They read the word of God and memorize the verses.  My children will have these messages from God tucked away in their hearts where they can refer back to them in times of trouble.  How refreshing to know that they have one of the weapons right there within them to fight the untruths and lies when the devil comes around.

Want to know something else that will help in combat against the evil one?  When we praise GOD!  When you feel things coming at you from all angles and feel like you just can’t take any more, break out into praise.  Yes, this is some times hard to do, but it is so important that you just praise God.  Something I love to do is to sing, and I love lifting my voice up to Heaven in song.  I praise God by singing and rejoicing in His goodness.

Something I have told my children is that when they feel scared, instead of allowing fear to consume them, simply speak the name of Jesus.  Just the mere mention of His name will bring about peace and will calm your heart.  Chat His name a few times, and you will suddenly feel peace come over you.  It helps whether they are afraid of the dark and monsters under their bed or when they are much older and are facing situations that trouble them.  Just uttering the name of Jesus sends the enemy running and comforts us at the mere mention of His name.

Need another weapon to use?  PRAYER!  Go to the Lord in prayer.  He hears, and He will answer … some times not the way we’d like, and some times not as quickly as we would like … but He hears every single word that we speak.  He loves us so much and wants to hear us come to Him with our worries and concerns.  Go to God in prayer and kick the devil right in the tail!

If you feel self conscious about praying, just know that you don’t have to say some eloquent speech of a prayer.  God just wants to hear from you.  Whether you just say a few things or you go into this long, drawn out prayer, it’s just important that you speak straight from your heart to His.  If you still feel unsure, check out Psalms as that book of the bible is full of all types of prayers.

Unleash your weapons and fight!  You can win this battle with God’s help!